In the early stages of a test project, you can provide high-level
estimates of the time required to complete your test planning activities and
the time or effort required to run all of your tests. These estimates are
often based on what is known about the project requirements.
To estimate the size of the overall test effort:
- Open the Test Estimation section of the test plan.
- Select an Owner from the list.
The Owner is
the person responsible for making and maintaining the estimates, typically
the test manager or lead.
- Select a unit of measurement for the Planning Effort from
the list.
The following units are available:
- PH: person hours
- PD: person days
- PM: person months
- PY: person years
- Provide an estimate for the Planning Effort using
the unit of measurement chosen in the previous step.
- Select a unit of measurement for the Execution Effort from
the list.
- Provide an estimate for the Execution Effort using
the unit of measurement chosen previously.
- Click Save to save the estimate.
Afterwards, as the project develops, individual testers can make more
detailed estimates of the required effort to run individual test cases.